Saddle



(No Model.)

1 J. SHELLY.

RIDING SADDLE.

,514. Patented OQt. 18, 1881.

n. PETERS. Phohrlnhngnpher. Washington ac,

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SHELLY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RIDING-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,514, dated October 18, 1881.

Application filed June To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SHELLY, of the city of St. Louis, in the Stateof Missouri, have invented a certain new Improvement in Saddles, of which the followingis a full,clear, and exact description reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My improvement consists in a riding-saddle constructed with a metal back-plate adapted to fit the back of the animal and a metal seatplate fitting the person of the rider, the plates being rigidly connected, forming an air-space between them, as set forth hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the saddle. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig. 3 is a back view. Fig. 4 is a top view. Fig. 5 is a section at a: m, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a section at w m, Fig. 4.

A is the bottom plate, having the convex cheeks a a, fitting the back of the animal each side of the spine, and the spinal groove a, to relieve the spine from pressure, as required in a saddle. The plate A is shown with numerous perforations, a to allow the free ventilation of its lower surface to keep the back of the animal cool and dry. The plate A may be perforate, as shown, or may be imperforate.

B is the seat-plate, formed to fit the person of the rider.

The plates A and B, I have shown attached 10,188]. (No model.)

pass through the upper parts of the skirts D, said part being interposed between the edges of the plates.

E are rings for the attachment of any article to the saddle.

It will be seen by reference to Figs. 2, 3, 5, and 6 that there are spaces F for the free passage of air between the back-plate A and the seat-plate B, so that both plates are kept cool by the air-current, and where the plates are perforated their outer faces are ventilated.

The perforations of the plate B are shown in Fig. 4.

The metal plates A or B,.or both, may be covered with leather or other material, or uncovered.

l have described myimprovement as applied to mens saddles; but it is very evident that it is equally applicable to side-saddles.

I claim as my invention 1. In a riding-saddle, the combination of metal back-plate A and metal seat-plate B, constructed substantially as set forth.

2. A saddle composed of metal back-plate A, fitting the back of the animal, and metal seat-plate B, fitting the person of the rider, the plates being rigidly connected, forming an airspace between them, as set forth.

JOHN SHELLY.

Witnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT,

together by screws or rivets at O, which also GEO. H. KNIGHT. 

